Budget in Brief: FY 2016-17
This fiscal year 2015-2016 budget outlines our priority in these dry times: investing in the future in terms of infrastructure, human resources and weathering the drought.

Transparency FAQ
FAQ, Fact Sheet. In government, transparency is the opposite of secrecy; an activity is transparent if all information about it is open and freely available.

Flood preparedness

Winter Preparedness flyer
Keep this information handy! WHAT TO DO Protect your family and property from flooding. Even though we are in a drought, flooding can happen. Extreme dry conditions can harden the ground. Within the first few days of heavy rain, the ground can deflect water into streams and creeks, increasing the chances of flash flooding.

Floodplain Mailer
Flooding can happen during intense rainfalls, but typically occurs after several days of heavy rain that saturates the ground. It can strike quickly with little or no warning. While the water district’s many reservoirs provide some buffer between rainfall and creekflow, most creeks do not have a reservoir and water levels rise quickly during intense rainstorms.

Open Space Credit FAQ
Open Space Credit: In order to encourage the continuance of agricultural use of land in the County, to encourage the preservation of open space, to defer intensification of users and to further support the limitation imposed by the State Legislature, it is the water district’s policy that rates for agricultural water shall not exceed one-tenth the rate for all water other than agricultural water.

Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies 2014/2015
The annual report that assesses the water requirements and supplies of Santa Clara County. It includes an evaluation of the programs and services needed to ensure a reliable water supply, as well as a financial analysis.

Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies 2013/2014
The annual report that assesses the water requirements and supplies of Santa Clara County. It includes an evaluation of the programs and services needed to ensure a reliable water supply, as well as a financial analysis.

Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies 2012/2013
The annual report that assesses the water requirements and supplies of Santa Clara County. It includes an evaluation of the programs and services needed to ensure a reliable water supply, as well as a financial analysis.

Guide For the Private Well Owner
A Guide For The Private Well Owner Santa Clara Valley Water District Santa Clara Valley Water District Santa Clara Valley Water District Santa Clara Valley Water District Santa Clara Water District Santa Clara Valley Introduction 2 Well Owner Responsibilities 3 Well Construction and Well Maintenance 4 Water Quality Pro

Taste and Odor Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet Water Tastes and Odors Does your drinking water taste or smell funny? Drinking water imported from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta or captured as rainfall in local reservoirs can occasionally have noticeable taste and odor, depending on the time of year or the source of the water coming into our treatment p

Water Quality Lab Fact Sheet
The Santa Clara Valley Water District is home to one of the most sophisticated, state-of-the-art labs dedicated to the safety of our tap water, source water and groundwater.

Water Utility Enterprise Operations Plan Fy17-21
The operational activities of Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Water Utility Enterprise, and the resource and expenditure requirements needed to deliver a reliable, clean water supply for Santa Clara County over the next five years.